Tours and delegations

Social Enterprise Tours

Interested in meeting with thought leaders, experts and academics from across the UK social enterprise sector?

On our tours, you will experience illuminating talks and discussions with individuals from across the social enterprise world. Whether its CEOs and founders, policymakers or influencers – we’ll connect you to people who can make a difference. Bring your questions and hear first-hand stories from those who've been there, done that and can understand your situation.

Bespoke tours to meet your interests

We will arrange a tour to fit your timescales. Tours can be one day or one week or more – it’s up to you. Your tour can be based in London or take in other locations across the UK. There are incredible social enterprises across the country.

We can create tailor made tours for your particular sector, field or questions, as well as advise you on what works best.

Whatever your focus, we will also provide you with an experienced social enterprise guide to accompany you during the tour, not only getting you to where you need to be on time but also being on hand to answer your social enterprise questions in between.

We run tours for groups including:

Politicians and policymakers who want to hear from their peers in the UK on how to develop social enterprise.

Social entrepreneurs looking for like-minded discussion and ideas from the UK.

Infrastructure and intermediary organisations looking at how they can support social enterprise development better.

Large corporate businesses wanting fresh ideas and no nonsense perspective on how to create social, environmental and economic value.

Individuals from housing, banking, health, education and other sectors wanting new ways to innovate.

International delegations

We also regularly host international delegations visiting the UK to learn good practice and visit social enterprises. For more information email business@socialenterprise.org.uk

Want even more?

We are on hand to provide a range of advice and extras should you require them. Whether it’s signposting you to accommodation, food or what to do in your spare time as well as buying social throughout your visit, we can help.

Our tours not only inspire and educate but they also help us and our hosts to learn from you too, and build an international network of people passionate about social enterprise, so get in touch – we’d love to hear from you.

Join us on the last Friday of the month for a day of co-working and an evening of drinks with our like minded community of social entrepreneurs. Whether you are interested in becoming a member, or just want to come in for the day, Thank God It's Social (or #TGIS for short) is a great opportunity to see the Impact Hub King's Cross community in action.

The 2017 State of Social Enterprise Report, supported by Santander, is the largest, most representative survey of social enterprises in the UK. It shows a commercially resilient sector outperforming mainstream SMEs when it comes to turnover growth, innovation, business optimism, start-up rates, diversity in leadership and more. It points towards the Future of Business.

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WE'RE THE NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP BODY FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Our members aren't just social enterprises. They also include private businesses, charities and public sector organisations who support our vision of a world where social enterprise is the usual way of doing business.

Social enterprises are businesses which a set up to change the world. Like traditional businesses they aim to make a profit but it’s what they do with their profits that sets them apart – reinvesting or donating it to create positive social change. Social enterprises exist in nearly every sector from consumer goods to healthcare, community energy to creative agencies, restaurants to facilities management. Well known examples include The Big Issue, Divine Chocolate and the Eden Project.